Payments to artists for streaming music do not come close to equalling income from downloads, at least in the short term. To make matters worse, the top 10% tracks account for 99% of all streams on Spotify. That means that the vast majority of tracks on the service get less…
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Who Owns The Publishing Rights To Your Music, And How Is The Money Split?
As a writer of music, you may be curious where the money comes from when your composition is consumed, whether via streaming, live performance, or any other medium. Here Chris Robley breaks down exactly who owns what, and where the money goes. ____________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from…
Spotify Playlists, Influencer Marketing, YouTube Placement: Case Study Of Indie Band Victors
In this case study, the team at Burstimo worked to raise the profile of the band Victors to the next level, by hitting hard on YouTube, Spotify, industry influencers, and social media as whole. Here we explore the story of their success. ___________________________ Guest post from Burstimo “Maddy and Alex…
Stadiumred Acquires Crosshair Music, Gyrosity Projects
New York marketing and communications holding company Stadiumred Group has acquired Nashville based Gyrosity Projects, a digital marketing agency, as well as, a stake in Crosshair Music, a music influencer marketing platform. The is deal valued at over $1 million. Garrison Snell, the founder and CEO of both Gyrosity and…
Apple Music Has More U.S. Paid Subscribers Than Spotify
In long rumored, but still surprising shit, a new report claims that the number of paid subscribers using Apple Music has surpassed the number of paid subscribers on Spotify in the United States. ___________________________ By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In what many consider a stunning revelation, it’s been reported…
Streaming Is Now 75% Of U.S. Music Consumption [CHART]
There were 403 billion on-demand music streams (video + audio streams) in the United States in the first half of 2018, according Nielsen’s 2018 Mid-Year Music Report. Using the industry standard of 1500 streams equals one album sold, that means nearly 270 million albums sold in the last six month….
Spotify Blog Post Promotes DIY vs Label Release
The Spotify For Artists blog has published a decidedly anti-record label, pro-d.i.y. article that is certain to anger the streamer’s record label partners. In it, Greg Puciato of the band Dillinger Escape Plan, extols the virtues of self-release after several negative experiences with record labels. _____________________________ The Black Queen Photo…
Spotify Hiring Patterns Reveal Post-IPO Focus
CEO Daniel Ek has promised that Spotify going public would not change the culture of the company or its mission to build a more artist centered new music industry. But a study of post IPO hiring at the music streamer reveals that, for now at least, ramping up sales and…
Childish Gambino Sued By Indie Label Glassnote Over SoundExchange Royalties
Glassnote Entertainment Group, the former indie record label for Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, has sued the artist for streaming royalties he has allegedly collected. Glassnote claims it has paid Glover nearly $8 million and expects to pay him another $2 million in royalties in the next month, according to…
Drake Is First To Stream 1 Billion Times In Debut Week
Drake continues to break streaming music records with his fifth album ‘"Scorpion". Tracks from the new release streamed 1 billion streams globally in its first week, Republic Records has confirmed. In the US, the story was much the same. In it’s first week, Scorpion’s US streams easily beat Post Malone’s…